Pure Blood

difficulty: n/a | reward: 8500 xp | quest giver: dr west

Checklist:- Go talk to Koritoia Ope.- Escort Ope to Mowen's boat.- Go with the Shaman to the catacombs of his clan.- Follow Yerema.- Help Mowen.- Escort Yerema to Mowen's boat.- Take Yerema to the laboratory.- Go with Yerema to Dr. West

In actuality, this quest is just one giant, two-part escort mission. First, you must return to the native camp and convince Ope to come with you to Mowen. Like all the non-playable characters in the game, he isn't a very competent fighter -- at least, not by himself. Similarly, in the second half of the mission when you encounter the pure-blood native, you will have to escort her all the way to Dr. West in the laboratory. Both of these characters must be kept alive.

The first half of the mission entails following Ope through jungle and fending off the various attacks by Walkers and Infected. Most of the time you can keep trucking past the Walkers, but the more tenacious Infected cannot be ignored. You can count on running into Thugs as well, so keep your most vicious weapons at the ready. Thankfully, though, you'll find plenty of fruits and health items during your trek.

Ope takes you to the catacombs; confirm the travel message to be transported.

Note that if either person being escorted refuses to budge, this usually indicates enemies in the immediate area need to be eliminated.

Things get a little bit more hairy as Ope delves deeper into his village. Lots of Infected greet you there, and you can show your enthusiasm by launching explosives in their direction to thin out the numbers. Continue through the village and stay alert for more ambushes.

Ope's steady pace screeches to a halt when he reaches an unlowered drawbridge, however. Your task here is to take the ladder on the left, leap over the small gap (with a running start), and climb up the other side. This puts you in the position to activate the lever and thus lower the drawbridge for Ope.

Just when you're about fed up with escorting Ope, he hands over the torch of escorting to Yerema, the female pure-blood native whom you must now bring back to Dr. West.

But first, you'll need to reach Mowen safely. Yerema claims she knows a shorter route through the jungle, but her shortcut involves skidding down a few hills. Be careful not to get too hasty, lest you slip and take more damage than you'd like.

Follow Yerema, bludgeoning any assailants (and there will be plenty) that try to touch her. At some point later on, Yerema takes off in a sprint. Follow suit to avoid the stampede of undead falling upon you.

When you reach Mowen, you'll have to pry the undead off him, too, but he's a rather capable fighter. Clean up the rest of the undead mess and, when ready, hop on the boat to return to the laboratory.

Unfortunately, the dock is still far from the laboratory's entrance. You'll need to escort Yerema the rest of the way to Dr. West.